The sophomore album from Tom Tikka & The Missing Hubcaps, Better Man is exemplary of the award-winning songwriter’s charms — abundant with hooks while traversing from the power-pop of “Venetian Rubber Boots”
New Tracks
Harmonium is the newly released album from Patrick Ames, recorded in the artist’s home vineyard. Such a recording setting would suggest bright and bouncy escapism, though this treat of an album offers
Third Street Melody is an excitable EP out today from Indianapolis-based punk rock quartet Bomb Cats. The vocals throughout conjure an excitable looseness reminiscent of Television’s Tom Verlaine, set alongside fervent guitar-fronted
Stuck In My Head (Alternate Recordings) by Le Days A whirlwind of darkness and foreboding flows through “We Are Slaves (Alternate Recording),” a new track from Swedish act Le Days. Escalating vocal
Released today from the Bristol-based duo IMBER, “Heat” infectiously fuses electronic rhythms and melodic guitars with suave vocals. A slight percussive pulse complements chilly keys to assemble a consuming introduction, the soulful
The latest track from Matt Saxton, “It’s Alright” is a touching success, yet another from the English artist — who impressed with the tracks “Animal” and “It’s Only Now That I Know”
Out today from New Zealand-based artist Bluey Green (Mitch Horton), “Cherry Umbrella” is a dreamy delight. Swaying guitars and a piña colada reference provides ideal escapism, further reinforced by lines like “you
Another success from London-based artist Joshua Woo, “Sunflower Seeds” drives from psych-pop suaveness into anthemic rock hooks. Spirited synth movements and clanging keys exude a funky pop charisma, fit for night-time drives.
New Albums
San Diego-based act The Tabloids deliver a mesmerizing blend of jangly psychedelia and dreamy introspection on new album If Not Now, When?,
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Led by a melodic piano-driven production and memorable lyricism, This Peak is a stirring new EP from Caroline in the Garden. The
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A hooky and atmospheric synth-pop grip takes hold throughout Open Your Eyes, the new album from Me & Melancholy. The Stockholm-based project
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Montreal-based duo Oiseau de Proie compel with an atmospheric coldwave prowess across their new EP, Mélopées d’un ciel éteint. More synth-based than
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